Portugal General Flashcards
Tinta Negra Mole is also known as this:
Listan Prieto
What is the treaty of Windsor?
What is the treaty of Methuen
Windsor: Established diplomatic alliance between Portugal and England (signed 1386)
Methuen: Lifted tarrifs on Port in exchange for English textiles. Penned in 1703
What are Lagares?
Stone troughs that people stomp on to crush grapes
Synonym for Touriga Nacional in Portugal
Bical Tinta (not to be confused with Bical)
What year did Phylloxera hit Portugal?
1867
Synonym for Sercial in Portugal
Esgana Cao
IGPs of Portugal (14)
Minho, Transmontano, Duriense, Terras do Cister, Terras de Beira, Terras do Dao, Beira Atlantico, Tejo, Lisboa, Alentejano, Peninsula de Setubal, Algarve, Terras Madeirenses, Acores
Garrafeira on a bottle of DOP or IGP wine (table wines) means this
Tinto: Aged 30 mos, 1 year bottle
Branco/rosado: Aged min 12 mos, 6 mos bottle, have to display region
Most widely planted white casta
Maria Gomes or Fernao Pires. Mostly planted in Barrada/Tejo South Portugal
Portugal reserva requirements:
Alcohol .5% higher than legal limit established by DOP/IGP
Colheita seleccionada requirements
minimum 1% higher alc content than that established by regional appelation
Tinta Amarela (Spain) is a synonym for this grape
Trincadeira
Most planted red grape in Portugal
Aragonez (Tempranillo) or Tinta Roriz
Second most planted red grape in portugal
Touriga Franca
What is Palhete
15% white cofermented with red grapes in Beira Interior
What is an Amarzem in Portugal?
cellar
Another name for IGP in Portugal
Vinho Regional (VR)
What is a Dorna in Portugal
Wooden vat used for fermentation
When did Portugal join the EU
1986
Who produces “Batuta”
Niepoort (Duoro)
Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Rufete, Malvazia Preta and others
Who produces Assobio
Esporao
What year were portugals DOPs established
2009, the DOCs were additionally classified as Denominação de Origem Protegida (DOP), in order to maintain EU protection.
There are currently 31 DOPs.
Who drinks the most wine in the world?
Portugal.
the country is 1st in the world in per capita consumption
Portugal ranks as the world’s 11th largest producer of wine;
This region predates the Phoenicians, Greeks, Celts, and Romans
Portugal
Reserva on a bottle of traditional method sparkling Portugese wine means this
minimum period of 12 months on the lees prior to dégorgement.
